The Villamayor de Cine European Short Film Festival was born in 2008 in the charming village of Villamayor de Santiago, located in the province of Cuenca. Its main mission from the beginning has been to create a space where short films take center stage and young directors have a chance to shine.
Every August, the festival comes to life through the dedication of a team of over forty young professionals. Under the guidance of its founder, Javier Alonso, they work tirelessly to bring the best of European short cinema to Villamayor de Santiago.
Renowned Spanish actor Jesús Guzmán served as the festival’s Honorary President until his passing in 2023. In his memory, the award for Best Fiction Short Film now bears his name, keeping his legacy alive in the film world.
The festival is hosted by acclaimed actor and presenter Luis Mottola, whose professionalism and charisma add great value to the event. Mottola holds a special affection for Villamayor, and the town, in turn, holds him in high regard. @luismottola
“Cinestrange” is dedicated to the international film. Alongside entertainment, which is clearly in the focus, special attention is devoted to the genre cinema. . “Cinestrange” has taken on the task each year to uncover another facet in the rich range of genre cinema. Besides big premieres, new discoveries and fancy misfits who seek to provide the right mix of ambition and entertainment, it is one of the essential functions of “Cinestrange” to promote the rediscovery of forgotten genres, to put them in the context of a reassessment with public appeal and make them available to everyone.
The festival is a platform for showcasing the best films from around the world, as well as a platform of professional people that helps the growth and form the local film industry.
The festival has two major international competitions, non-competition program, and panorama of documentary films.
"An out of this world" Indie Film Festival for Southern California (LA & OC). Aug 9-10, 2014 at The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA. Join us for pre event mixers, participate in the "Miss Galactic" contest, Cosplay Costume Contest and our Comic Book Contest.
Arlington International Film Festival (AIFF) is an award winning organization with its mission being to foster appreciation for different cultures by exploring the lives of people around the globe through independent film. In 2014 AIFF was awarded the Community Recognition Award by the Arlington Martin Luther King Committee, in 2013 the Alan McClennen Community Arts Award by the Arlington Center for the Arts and the Gold Star Award by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Through the founding of AIFF, the mission has also focused on enriching the community and broadening the view of our world and ourselves. AIFF believes that the arts are here to connect us, to communicate across boundaries, and touch our common humanity.
AIFF is open to national and international filmmakers. Whether professional or a first time filmmaker, we welcome innovative, original films with unique perspectives. Many of our selected films have been nominated for Academy Awards; i.e. BOTSO: The Teacher from Tbillisi directed by Tom Walters, Elena directed by Petra Costa, and Documented directed by Jose Antonio Vargas. We Still Live Here directed by Anne Makepeace was chosen by the U.S. State Department to screen around the world.
Il 16° Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-27 (BSFF-27) è più di un festival cinematografico: è una celebrazione delle voci cinematografiche, della creatività e della narrazione indipendente. Fin dalla sua nascita nel 2012, BSFF si è dedicata a scoprire, riconoscere e promuovere il lavoro di registi emergenti e affermati provenienti dall'India e da tutto il mondo.
Il festival è stato fondato per commemorare i 100 anni del cinema indiano e per rendere omaggio all'inestimabile contributo dell'industria cinematografica del Kannada alla crescita del cinema indiano. Nel corso degli anni, BSFF si è evoluta in una piattaforma vivace in cui i registi mostrano i loro lavori, entrano in contatto con i professionisti del settore ed esplorano opportunità di collaborazione, distribuzione e crescita professionale.
La nostra missione è coltivare una forte cultura del cortometraggio incoraggiando nuovi talenti, creando opportunità di guadagno sostenibili per i registi indipendenti e contribuendo a trasformare il cortometraggio in un'industria creativa commercialmente valida. Le edizioni precedenti, da BSFF-12 a BSFF-26, hanno visto un'eccezionale partecipazione di registi che rappresentano culture e paesi diversi, facendo del festival una delle principali destinazioni indiane per il cortometraggio.
BSFF-27 promette di essere la nostra edizione più ambiziosa di sempre. Oltre a un'eccezionale selezione di film provenienti da tutto il mondo, il festival presenterà un'ampia gamma di workshop di settore, masterclass, tavole rotonde e sessioni di networking progettate per potenziare i registi in ogni fase del loro viaggio.
Uno dei momenti salienti di questa edizione sarà il Miniboxoffice Film Market, che offre ai registi un'opportunità unica di entrare in contatto con produttori, distributori, investitori e case di produzione, in particolare coloro che desiderano fare il passo successivo verso il lungometraggio.
Con proiezioni di livello mondiale, importanti opportunità di networking, riconoscimenti del settore e una vivace celebrazione del cinema indipendente, il 16° Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-27 continua il suo impegno a plasmare il futuro del cinema, una storia straordinaria alla volta.
The Anima-Sao - International Animation Festival in São Gonçalo is produced by Studio Alexandre Martins.
The 2015 edition will take place at the Teacher´s Faculty by the UERJ - Rio de Janeiro State University. Teacher Faculty - UERJ
Competitive Exhibition of recent films and videos selected by special committee formed by representatives of the Brazilian cultural sector;
Awards shows with unique competitive trophy "Lollipop Yellow";
Shows graphic arts production drawings-animated national purpose of bringing the public the process of creation and development animation;
Show animations selected by specially commissioned for display in open area and popular themes;
Lectures by professionals from the Animation Cinema - animators, producers, voice actors, writers, etc..
"Colosseum" - Session of animators - professionals, amateurs, students etc - in a relaxed meeting.
The parallel places in the municipality of São Gonçalo .
Official program
Sessions: "School",, "Balaio", "Papagoiaba", "childish" and "Adult"
Colosseum (with special guest lecture)
Debate tables (with two guests and a mediator)
Workshops techniques (2D animation, and pixilation estoriborde)
Parallel Programming
Circus Session (display 50 'in public places of the city)
Exhibits unique arts films in theaters and other
Dear Creator,
The Viewster Online Film Fest (#VOFF) is an international online event that attracts, displays and rewards features, short films, series, web-series and documentaries that are not always as famous as they should be. It’s a community moderated contest where the public audience will create a shortlist out of all qualified entries.
Essentially the Viewster community and your fans will watch, share, discuss and vote for their favorite entries. They will help to curate the entries with at least the top ten moving onto the finals. After that our Jury of Experts - Ted Hope, Nora Tschirner and Timo Vuorensola - will select the winners to be announced December 8, 2014 on http://festival.viewster.com.
The theme for the fourth #VOFF is "Share It Forward." and asks for the issues that are most important to you today.
Shake up our cushy lives, open our eyes, make us laugh, cry or even outraged. For #VOFF 4, show the world the issues that are most important to you today—big or small. You might be passionate about the environment, human rights, public health, politics, social justice or something entirely different that deserves attention. Whether you get your message across through fiction, non-fiction, with humour, in a direct or an abstract way, let's see your passion to influence and make a difference. #VOFF 4 is your chance to bring your message in front of millions of viewers, who will discuss, support and share your cause. We want to take it one step further this time. In addition to the juried awards, we will contribute to an organisation making a positive impact by the choice of one of the projects.
Why Participate?
• Chance to win a piece of the cake with a cool first prize of $50,000
• Chance to donate $20,000 to an organization of your choice
• Gain publicity and awareness for your content
• Chance to connect with other creators online content
Now in its 16th year, the OJAI FILM FESTIVAL continues to grow in importance and prestige as one of the country’s premier destination festivals. The seven-day event has a reputation for showcasing the best new films from emerging and established filmmakers, and has helped launch a number of careers over the last decade. Since 2000, 14 alumni have received Academy Award nominations, two have won an Oscar, and numerous others have gone on to gain distribution and win prestigious awards.
The festival makes the most of its unique location, only 75 miles from Hollywood - yet comfortably removed from the typical industry hustle and bustle. With its relaxed atmosphere and breathtaking beauty, Ojai is an ideal spot for filmmakers to mingle with visiting industry guests, artistic colleagues, and distributors.
Among other perks, attending filmmakers receive free lodging and passes to the Ojai Film Festival's Awards Ceremony, where winning filmmakers are presented with several prizes, including trophies, cash awards, best-of category honors, and a Panavision camera rental package worth $60,000 USD for the Best Student Film.
Anibar International Animation Festival is the only event of the kind in Kosova, and one of the greatest events in the country. Since the beginning, the festival is organised and held in various settings in the city of Peja.
Anibar screens animated films coming from different places around the world, that in five cinemas, three of them set outdoors. Except the screening of the films during the festival, workshops, lectures, debates and additional daily activities (concerts and camping) are organized.
Year by year, the festival endeavors screening qualitative films, in both, technical and artistic aspect of the view. The selection of entries is made in accord with a criteria deriving from a limited staff of professionals who aim balancing the audience, artistic reviews and the market.
Anibar has also socially influenced the youth community in Peja, and further, enclosed with the film screenings and other events, before, during and after the festival, a wide group of youngsters are engaged in helping and working with the idea and preparations of the festival, meanwhile they gain an experience which as a matter has been truly acknowledged by a vast support of different local and national institutions (private and public).
La 16a edizione dello Student Film Festival FENACIES Uruguay ha aperto le iscrizioni il 1° aprile e rimarrà aperta fino al 30 maggio. Come ogni anno, tutti gli studenti di tutto il mondo (dalla elementare all'università) possono registrare i loro cortometraggi in modo totalmente gratuito, che verranno proiettati a Montevideo dal 7 al 13 settembre.
FENACIES è un festival internazionale di cinema studentesco con 16 anni di storia ininterrotta in Uruguay, dedicato alla formazione, all'esibizione e all'incoraggiamento dei giovani registi.
L'obiettivo principale del festival è rafforzare l'educazione audiovisiva tra i più giovani e, attraverso la realizzazione di cortometraggi, possono esprimere le loro idee, in modo che possano poi essere viste riflesse sul grande schermo. Si tratta sempre di discernere con criteri di creatività e idee e di cercare una concorrenza leale e leale in base alle età in gara.
Durante la settimana del festival verranno proiettati i cortometraggi selezionati. Domenica 13 settembre, i vincitori saranno annunciati durante la cerimonia di chiusura.
Detroit’s Trinity International Film Festival. The festival takes place August 20-23, 2020 in beautiful Downtown Detroit at The Marlene Boll Theater, 1401 Broadway, Detroit, Michigan and The Carr Center Gallery. The 4-day event themed “FILM YOUR FUTURE” features an array of independent films, screenplays, workshops, The Future panel discussion and filmmakers from around the world. We are also hosting a Best screenplay competition, 2nd Annual Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey 100 Proof! Red Carpet Award ceremony. We expect an audience of over 4500 people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds to attend. This event will give your company a distinct marketing opportunity with this population in Detroit.
The TI Film Festival has hosted industry professionals locally and nationally to share their knowledge and expertise in various workshops and industry discussions. Special guests have included famed Actress and Producer, Tangi Miller, Syndicated Radio Host and Film Producer, Russ Parr, Former BET Executive Producer, Ralph Scott, currently with the Aspire Network (Owned by Magic Johnson), film segment producer/head of production for more than 100 episodes of SNL, Tanya Ryno and Writer, Director, Qasim Basir, “Destined,” and Actress/Singer Deborah Joy Winans of the acclaimed TV series “Greenleaf,” which airs on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network.
The highlight of this event over the years has been all of the innovative work we've showcased by indie filmmakers and our audience that supports Detroit's TI Film Festival.
2020 Festival Schedule (Screening Schedule Coming Soon)
Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre (BARS) è un festival cinematografico internazionale dedicato ai generi di fantascienza, horror e fantasy. È il festival cinematografico fantastico più antico dell'America Latina.
È iniziato nel 2000 con un'attenzione particolare ai film indipendenti di questi generi e dal 2004, sotto forma di festival competitivo, il Rojo Sangre di Buenos Aires è molto frequentato con oltre 200 film proiettati e 12.000 presenze tra pubblico e industria ogni anno. BARS è sponsorizzato dall'Istituto Nazionale del Cinema e delle Arti Audiovisive (INCAA) e dichiarato di interesse culturale dal legislatore della città autonoma di Buenos Aires.
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DREAD CENTRAL: I migliori festival horror del mondo 2021
Il più antico festival di film di genere dell'America Latina, il Rojo Sangre di Buenos Aires «si è guadagnato il rispetto di tutti gli altri festival grazie alla sua durata», afferma un relatore. «È estremamente ben curato e i suoi fan adorano tutto, dai bizzarri film di serie B ai film horror di alto livello».
«È anche importante sottolineare la testardaggine di questo festival», scherza un relatore, mentre un altro è d'accordo, sottolineando che il festival insiste nel «mantenere l'idea principale di un festival creato dai fan dell'horror per i fan dell'horror».
https://www.dreadcentral.com/top-10-lists/364442/the-best-horror-festivals-in-the-world-2021/3/
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The Bubble: Blood, Guts, & Cinema: il BARS Horror Film Festival arriva a Buenos Aires di Jorge Farah
«Il festival Rojo Sangre di Buenos Aires regala queste emozioni al pubblico di porteño da quasi due decenni, proiettando film decisamente «fuori dai sentieri battuti» e che avrebbero difficoltà a trovare una distribuzione commerciale più convenzionale in questa parte del mondo. E sebbene si concentri principalmente sull'horror, il festival offre in realtà una gamma piuttosto diversificata di film, dai film comici e ironici di mezzanotte ai film che incorporano elementi di fantasia insieme a film horror più inesorabilmente desolanti. C'è qualcosa per tutti i gusti».
https://www.thebubble.com/buenos-aires-rojo-sangre-film-festival
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VARIETÀ: Gardner, Yamaguchi, Urrutia vincono al BARS di John Hopewell
«Lanciato nel 2000, BARS, uno dei più grandi festival di genere dell'America Latina, si è dimostrato una forza trainante nella costruzione della scena di produzione di genere argentina, evidenziando e premiando le prime opere di registi come Adrian Garcia Bogliano, che nel 2004 ha vinto il premio del pubblico per il primo lungometraggio, «Habitacion para turistas».
https://variety.com/2013/film/global/gardner-yamaguchi-urrutia-win-at-bars-1200808359/
